#MCQ 14: The ideal Treatment for the fracture of the angle of the mandible is:

##MCQ 14: The ideal Treatment for the fracture of the angle of the mandible is:
A. Transosseous wiring
B. Intermaxillary fixation
C. Plating on the lateral side of the body of the mandible
D. Plating at the inferior border of the mandible

Ans: D. Plating at the inferior border of the mandible

Compression plates are used at the inferior border of mandible below the inferior dental canal. If there is opening of the upper border it is necessary to apply a tension band in the form of arch bar or miniplates at the upper border.